Clint Eastwood Movies and Characters Quiz

Answer: Hang 'Em High

"Hang 'Em High" (1968) followed the search of Marshal Jed Cooper to capture men who had mistakenly tried to hang him. The film was produced by Leonard Freeman, who also brought "Hawaii 5-O" to television.

Answer: Fistful of Dollars

"Fistful of Dollars" (1964) introduced the Man With No Name, who was making money playing both ends of a feud between two families of bandits. Clint is called "Joe" by the undertaker a number of times, including the closing scene of the movie after Clint has wiped out the Rojo clan.

Answer: For a Few Dollars More

"For a Few Dollars More" (1965) co-starred Lee Van Cleef and Gian Maria Volonte. Lee and Clint are tracking a group of outlaws led by Gian, Lee for revenge and Clint for the reward money. At the climatic ending, Lee gets his revenge and kills Gian.

Answer: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The western epic "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (1966) takes place during the waning days of the Civil War with Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef all trying to find $200,000 in hidden Confederate gold. It is considered by many to be one of the best westerns ever made.

Answer: Pale Rider

"Pale Rider" (1985) has Clint playing the ghostly Preacher, who arrives in a small mining camp to help prospectors who are in danger from an evil mine owner. Also starring in the film are Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Christopher Penn, and Richard Kiel.

Answer: Paint Your Wagon

Clint Eastwood in a musical? Yep, "Paint Your Wagon" (1969) was indeed a musical and an entertaining comedy that takes place during the gold rush to California. Lee Marvin and Eastwood sing a number of songs, along with co-star Jean Seberg.

Answer: High Plains Drifter

"High Plains Drifter" (1973) features Eastwood in another mystical role as the ghost of Sheriff Jim Duncan, who had been whipped to death in the street and takes his revenge on the perpetrators. The movie was filmed on the shores of Mono Lake in California.

Answer: Unforgiven

In "Unforgiven" (1992), a retired gunman and his partners fight to find justice for a prostitute who had been viciously attacked and scarred by the town boss. It co-starred Gene Hackman as the evil town boss and Morgan Freeman as Clint's longtime friend.

Answer: Ambush at Cimarron Pass

In "Ambush at Cimarron Pass" (1958), Williams is a southern cowboy who has to join up with a group of Yankees to fight off attacks from the Indians. This was Eastwood's first starring role although he originally, he was billed 3rd but after the success of "Rawhide," was bumped to top billing.

Answer: Two Mules for Sister Sara

"Two Mules for Sister Sara" (1970) puts Clint and co-star Shirley Maclaine in the middle of the Mexican - French confrontation. Ennio Morricone, who did the music for the Leone trilogy, composed this film's arrangements.

Answer: Gran Torino

"Gran Torino" (2008) was an intriguing story of cultural interactions with Eastwood, at first being bigoted but reforming and fighting to help his new friends. At the end, he dies while making things right and leaves his prized Gran Torino to the young man who helped him overcome his bigotry.

Answer: Where Eagles Dare

"Where Eagles Dare" (1968) took place during World War II and co-starred Richard Burton. Interestingly, while infiltrating a Nazi fortress located high up in the Alps, none of the Germans seemed to notice Eastwood and Burton were speaking perfect English!

Answer: The Eiger Sanction

"The Eiger Sanction" (1975) has Eastwood as a retired assassin who is blackmailed into performing one more "sanction," or assassination. George Kennedy and Jack Cassidy co-starred in the film which featured a wild ending high up in the Alps.

Answer: In The Line of Fire

"In The Line of Fire" (1993) follows the story of Frank Horrigan, a Secret Service agent, who was present at the JFK assassination, and is now once again on a presidential protection detail. However, he has to outwit John Malkovich who is planning to assassinate the president, and have blame, once again, fall on Clint.

Answer: Space Cowboys

"Space Cowboys" (2000) starred Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Tommy Lee Jones, and James Garner which sees four retired test pilots having to fly into space to stop a Soviet satellite from crashing to Earth. They discover that there are nuclear missiles on it which will deploy if the satellite falls out of orbit.